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Das begabte Kind by Juno Dawson

536 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This read like a very pointed story directed at The Author Who Shall Not Be Named…Which like I’m here for! A world like ours but there are witches (the witches are in power) the warlocks (aka men) are like a separate thing. Set in the UK…. And the whole plot revolves around inclusion of trans people (or lack there of) in a binary system.

It felt a tad dated or basic in terms of discussions of trans people, but that’s definitely my opinion as someone who knows trans/non-binary people irl and interacts with the community. For the average person perhaps this will be a great starting point to trans inclusion and why it matters especially in feminism.

I wish the magic system was explained a bit better. The witches seemed to be able to do almost anything which just seemed a bit too convenient at parts. I would also say it generally leans much more character driven vs plot even tho there is some plot. I did appreciate the multiple POVs cause I think that structure really worked for this story. I can’t say whether I will continue the series or not

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aqrio's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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g_monaghan's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Hocus pocus witches, HMRC makes me laugh every time. Love this book so much! Not usually one for real life settings but this story was so clear in my mind and I loved the found family trope with trans and queer representation, some parts were incredibly infuriating and triggering, however, a page turner I need to read the next one immediately.

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mcshnick's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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emw29's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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adoto's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this direct fuck you to JK Rowling and her TERF-y bullshit. It's an important book to have been written and I enjoyed the characters and how each of them represented a specific facet of womanhood while also being complex in their own ways. Loved Niamh and Leonie out of the five especially.

But this book got hard to read. Sometimes it was prose issues: there were times it felt like plot points or dialogue were inspired a little too much by Twitter, and the writing was overall quite on the nose. There were moments that were beautifully written but dark and difficult to swallow. The chapters in Helena's head were especially unbearable, even though I understood why they needed to be written.

In the end I'm really glad that those who grew up loving Harry Potter but no longer feel now have a better UK magic universe to work with.

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